The little girl lowered her head, remained silent for a moment, then took out a key from her pocket and placed it on the table. The golden key gleamed warmly under the light, engraved with the Libra constellation's emblem.

"Brother Hope, this key... I can give it to you."

“But,” she looked up, her eyes serious, “I don’t want money.”

Hope raised an eyebrow. "So what do you want?"

Yukino bit her lip and said seriously, "I want to learn a powerful magic that I can learn. If a Celestial Spirit Mage's magic power isn't strong enough... it's just too weak."

These words, spoken by a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, carried a clarity and helplessness beyond her years.

Magic is indeed a problem that Celestial Spirit Mages have to face.

Silver Celestial Spirits are relatively easy to manage, as they don't require much magic power. However, Gold Celestial Spirits, which represent the combat power of Celestial Spirits, are different. Although their strength rivals that of S-rank mages, the extent to which they can exert their power is limited by the magic power of their contractors.

Even Lucy, who has activated her second magic source, has yet to be able to unleash the full power of any of the golden celestial spirits she has a contract with.

"Although the Celestial Spirits are all very powerful, the Celestial Spirit Mages who summon them are different."

Yukino clenched her fists instinctively. "Today, those bad guys grabbed my hands, and I couldn't do anything. If I encounter an even stronger enemy next time, even with Celestial Spirits protecting me, I will still be the biggest weakness."

"I don't want to be a burden to Sting and Rogue, nor do I want to be a drag on the Protoss..."

Hope listened quietly, slightly moved.

This child's awareness is higher than that of many adult mages.

Celestial Spirit Mages fight using a wielding style, which is the weakest of all mage styles in terms of raw combat power.

Because they can command Protoss to fight, most Protoss Mages do not train their physical bodies or martial arts skills, and when faced with close combat, they cannot even defeat an ordinary soldier.

Lucy used to be like that too.

However, after joining Fairy Tail, a guild where one cannot "survive" without fighting, Lucy has now trained herself to survive in the daily group battles.

“You’re right,” Hope nodded. “I promise you, I’ll give you a suitable spell.”

Yukino's eyes lit up, then she added somewhat shyly, "Hope-nii, actually... I also have a golden key."

"what?"

Under Hope's surprised gaze, Yukino pulled out a second key from her bosom. This key was entirely golden, with a pattern of two intertwined fish on its tip.

The Protoss represented by this golden Protoss weapon is almost palpable.

"You have the key to Pisces too?" Hope was genuinely surprised. It seemed that she would complete the task of collecting all twelve zodiac signs today.

Yukino pushed both keys in front of Hope, "Now that Lucy can collect all twelve golden keys, right?"

Hope looked at the two keys in front of her, then at Yukino's clear eyes, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take the keys and then deny it?"

“No, it won’t.” Yukino shook her head, her tone firm. “Hope, you’re a Fairy Tail mage, the one known as the Emperor of Hope.”

“You saved us today, treated us to a meal, and were willing to take in people like us. You wouldn’t lie to a little girl like us.”

"And also..."

Yukino blushed slightly and said somewhat shyly, "I want to exchange the second key for some money, just enough for Sting, Rogue, and me to live on for a while."

Hope chuckled to herself.

This girl looks quiet and gentle, but her mind works incredibly fast.

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you." He put away the two keys, then asked seriously, "Yukino, what kind of magic do you want?"

Yukino thought for a moment, her gaze becoming somewhat unfocused, as if she were recalling something from a long time ago.

When she was little, she and her sister often played in the village church, fantasizing that they could be free angels, without any constraints, and do whatever they wanted.

Hope remained silent.

Angel......

Speaking of which, Sora's name "Angel" in the Oración Seis means angel. It is said that after losing the Celestial Spirit Key and joining the Redemption Squad, she learned a magic that can summon angels to fight.

Since the older sister can summon angels, the younger sister's magic should be somewhat different.

Hope closed his eyes and began searching his mind for information about angels and magic. He quickly found it in the magical knowledge that Robin had given him.

Robin Lue truly lives up to his reputation as the creator of "Nirvana." From offensive to support types, from elemental to mental magic, his knowledge covers almost every known magic system on the continent of Asland.

Unfortunately, fate is cruel and cruel to talented people...

Hope opened her eyes and looked at Yukino.

"I have found a suitable magic."

"This magic is called 'Holy Wings,' and it can give you the power of an angel."

Chapter 372 Holy Wings

"The power of an angel?" Yukino's eyes widened.

Hope nodded. Like the Water Wings, the Holy Wings, despite having the word "wing" in their names, had nothing to do with flight.

This is a type of magic that can connect with the angels in the "Sanctuary" and draw upon their power.

Although there is a strict restriction that it can only be used with pure good intentions, Hope is not worried about that. He can see that Yukino's character is perfectly fine.

"As your magic grows stronger, you will be able to borrow more and more angelic power, until finally..."

"You can become an angel on earth."

As Yukino listened to Hope's description, her breathing became rapid.

Sting, who was standing nearby, was also thrilled and murmured, "Angels... I wonder who is more powerful, angels or dragons?"

Only Rogge noticed a problem: "The Sanctuary? What kind of place is that?"

The Sanctuary is a world independent of Aslant, a small world similar to the Protoss Realm. Protoss live in the Protoss Realm, and angels live in the Sanctuary.

To put it simply, angels are just a type of magical creature.

Angels are also willing to help human mages like the celestial spirits, but the conditions for using their power are too harsh, and they cannot restrict the power from entering the human world like the celestial spirits.

Because of the lack of communication, very few people now know that the "Sanctuary" and angels truly exist, and even the related angelic magic is almost lost.

Hope first learned about the Sanctuary after helping Mirajane subdue the "Soul of Lucifer," from Lucifer himself.

Lucifer was once one of the most illustrious high-ranking angels in the sanctuary. He was banished for his rebellion and became a true fallen angel. Later, he perished in a battle with Satan for the title of Demon King.

Now they have both become Mirajane's strength.

"So? Are you interested in 'Holy Wings'?"

Hope smiled and looked at Yukino.

Yukino took a deep breath and nodded vigorously, "I want to learn!"

Hope reached out and placed his hand on her head. The magic of the 'Ancient Scripture' began to operate, converting the 'Holy Wing' magic into transmittable information and sending it into Yukino's mind.

In Hope's view, the power of the "Ancient Scriptures" lies not only in their unlimited capacity to record all kinds of information and knowledge, but also in their ability to allow talented individuals to directly learn the magic transmitted through them.

Yukino was like that; when Hope dispelled her magic, she had already learned the "Holy Wings".

Yukino clasped her hands together and whispered something. The next second, a faint golden light emerged from behind her, condensing into a pair of translucent wings of light.

The soft golden glow felt very warm.

Roger noticed that the few small wounds he had sustained during his previous fights with thugs had healed instantly.

"This is the power of the Archangel of Healing."

Yukino said happily, "I didn't expect that a high-ranking angel would respond to me the first time I used 'Holy Wings'."

Just like the Protoss's gold and silver tiers, angels are also divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers, with upper-tier angels even reprimanding archangels. The one who responded to Yukino was the healing archangel Raphael, also known as the Cherubim.

Hope listened to Yukino's excited introduction of the angels who responded to her, and he wasn't surprised at all. After all, they already had the fallen angel Lucifer, so it wouldn't be surprising if Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, or someone else appeared.

Yukino only maintained it for a short while before stopping "Holy Wings".

Because of her young age and the fact that her magic was just beginning to develop, she was simply unable to withstand the drain on the power of a higher angel, even if it was only a small fraction of the power of a cherubim.

Seeing that the three children had almost finished eating, Hope stood up. "Come on, take me to see where you live, and pick up Sting and Roger's two friends while we're at it."

Sting immediately jumped up, "Great! Rector must miss me!"

Roger also stood up, a rare look of anticipation on his face.

Hope paid the bill and left the restaurant. Sting and the other two led him through the main streets of Crocus City, turning and twisting into increasingly secluded alleys.

The city's prosperity seemed to be separated by an invisible wall; the further you went to the edge, the more dilapidated the buildings became and the narrower the streets grew. In the end, even the stone-paved roads turned into dirt roads, and the old, crooked houses on both sides were squeezed together.

Sting stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden door, a rare look of embarrassment on his face. "Our house is a bit run-down, Hope, please don't mind..."

Hope, of course, didn't mind.

Pushing open the door, the space inside was only about ten square meters, and it had been simply divided into two small rooms. Although they were children, there was still a difference between boys and girls.

"Sting! Roger! Yukino!"

Two figures rushed out from the corner.

A cat wearing a little vest with dark red fur and a green kitten wearing a pink frog costume pounced on Sting and Roger respectively.

"Rector!" Sting caught the red cat and ruffled its hair on the head.

Roger reached out and caught the kitten dressed in a frog costume, his expression softening considerably. "Flossy, we're back."

Hope looked the two cats over.

Like Harpy and Charlo, they are all transcendent beings.

However, when it comes to cuteness, he would definitely vote for this adorable little cat cosplaying as a frog.

Sting told the two cats what had happened that day.

Rector and Frosty were also very happy. In their hearts, Sting and Roger were the best. How could they let them keep struggling to make a living and delay their growth?

"Rector, Frosty, this is Hope!"

Sting excitedly introduced, "He's the Fairy Tail mage, the Hope Emperor of the Ten Wizard Saints! He's the one who helped us deal with the bullies and even invited us to join Fairy Tail!"

"Thank you, Lord Hope!"

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